To all who still talk to rocks, the earth, the water and the sea and know them to be relatives as living beings, to those who still have a relationship of ways that bring forth food, sustenance, ceremony through an exchange of spirit filled prayer and hands in the ground, to those who still hear the words, teachings, wise council of the ancestral realm and still follow, and to those who place their offerings on ancient sacred places because you still believe, because of all of you we can ask mountains to protect us and water guardians to take care of us and regulate the wind and rain and then surrender in the understanding that the highest good will prevail because we still pray and chant, sing and dance and because we still stand.
You, all of you here and everywhere who still do all of this, in your name I weave these leis and place them on a rock that still speaks to me. and I thank you all for all you do, in sacredness i still pray,
Me ke aloha nui.
Pua Case
Saturday, May 05, 2018
ANCESTORS ARE SPEAKING - ARE YOU LISTENING?
Sunday, February 23, 2014
HIS CREATIONS CAUSE QUITE A SENSATION ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE”
"Hawaiian At Art - A Visit With Brook Parker" Ever wish you could go back in time to Old Hawai`i? Hawaiian artist Brook Parker brings to life Hawai`iʻs ancestors and ancient beauty through his amazingly realistic paintings. And when viewing them you too will feel like youʻve been transported back to Hawai`i hundreds of years ago. See for yourself his amazing images in our visit with Brook as he explains how heʻs able to create such unique works of art just as if he had been really there - Watch It Here
MONDAY, February 24th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 MONDAY, February 24th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, February 28th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island –Na Leo, Channel 53 TUESDAY, February 25thAt 7:30 PM,THURSDAY, February 27th At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY, March 1st At 8:00 PM - Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52
New Day & Time! SATURDAY, March 1st At 5:30 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53
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Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 90 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings. If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts. Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal where you can watch Voices Of Truth anytime. For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network. Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.
Monday, February 17, 2014
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HE TAKES HIS ART TO HEART ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE”
"Hawaiian At Art - A Visit With Brook Parker" Ever wish you could go back in time to Old Hawai`i? Hawaiian artist Brook Parker brings to life Hawai`iʻs ancestors and ancient beauty through his amazingly realistic paintings. And when viewing them you too will feel like youʻve been transported back to Hawai`i hundreds of years ago. See for yourself his amazing images in our visit with Brook as he explains how heʻs able to create such unique works of art just as if he had been really there - Watch It Here
MONDAY, February 17th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 MONDAY, February 17th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, February 21st At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island –Na Leo, Channel 53 TUESDAY, February 18thAt 7:30 PM,THURSDAY, February 20th At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY February 22nd At 8:00 PM - Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52
New Day & Time! FRIDAY, February 21st At 8:00 PM & SATURDAY, February 22nd At 5:30 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53
Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.
Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 90 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings. If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts. Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal where you can watch Voices Of Truth anytime. For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network. Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.
Sunday, November 24, 2013
AFFECTED WHEN HE WAS RECONNECTED ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE”
"Message Of The Ancestors - A Visit With Vernon Kalanikau"
Living the good life in Las Vegas with no interest in his culture, Vernon returned to Maui only to meet an auntie who told him his future. After a visit by ancestors in Mauiʻs Iao Valley, he now shares their message with all who listen. Where did Hawaiians originate? Was Hawai`i anciently part of a much larger continent? Donʻt miss our visit with Vernon who reveals a fascinating tale you wont soon forget - Watch It Here
MONDAY, November 25th At 5:30 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53 MONDAY, November 25th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 MONDAY, November 25th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, November 29th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island –Na Leo, Channel 53 TUESDAY, November 26thAt 7:30 PM,THURSDAY, November 28th At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY November 30th At 8:00 PM - Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52
Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.
Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 70 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings. If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts. Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal where you can watch Voices Of Truth anytime. For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network. Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.
Sunday, November 17, 2013
NO RETREATING AFTER THIS MEETING ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE”
"Message Of The Ancestors - A Visit With Vernon Kalanikau"
Living the good life in Las Vegas with no interest in his culture, Vernon returned to Maui only to meet an auntie who told him his future. After a visit by ancestors in Mauis Iao Valley, he now shares their message with all who listen. Where did Hawaiians originate? Was Hawai`i anciently part of a much larger continent? Donʻt miss our visit with Vernon who reveals a fascinating tale you wont soon forget - Watch It Here
MONDAY, November 18th At 5:30 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53 MONDAY, November 18th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 MONDAY, November 18th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, November 22nd At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island –Na Leo, Channel 53 TUESDAY, November 19thAt 7:30 PM,THURSDAY, November 21st At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY November 23rd At 8:00 PM - Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52
Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.
Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same. Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 70 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings. If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts. Donating is easy on our Voices Of Truth website via PayPal where you can watch Voices Of Truth anytime. For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV, a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network. Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.
We can’t begin to tell you exactly why our kūpuna (ancestors) believed a person’s mana was held in their iwi (bones), but we can certainly share with you some of the values we were raised with - those same values that were passed down to us, through our culture, by our ancestors. Far from speculation, we trust (we have faith) in the wisdom of those who came before us. Nānā i ke kumu (look to the source). We accept that they knew many things that we simply don’t. It’s just common sense that the generations before, always have something to teach the generations after. As technologically advanced as we are today, we just can’t dispute the fact that our ancestors had a much better understanding of the world. After all, just look at the difference. The natural world, under their care, flourished. And yet, we struggle, today, to keep human devastation of the natural world from destroying ourselves. Perhaps that’s one of the many reasons why our kūpuna believed a person’s mana lived on within their bones – because they fully understood our connection to `Āina, the natural world. They understood that we are a part of `Āina; that we are not an invasive species capitalizing on everything around us, but rather, we are just another organism, with a specific purpose, in this greater eco-system. When a person ua hala (passed), their bones remained. Those bones were often returned to the soil, and in time, they would become a part of the earth, providing nutrients to the plants and animals that would sustain the living. And they, like us, would live on in this way. The most obvious reason we have, for the importance of iwi, is the aloha, the immeasurable love we have for our family and friends. Their iwi is a part of them. It is them. They are the reason we are here. And though we may have never met them or seen them, we will always love them. We will never forget our ancestors. And in our own time, we can hope that our descendants will know that, like our ancestors before us, our thoughts and aloha are forever for them. Our kūpuna are our foundation. They keep us rooted to these lands and their iwi serve as physical evidence to that claim. To our forgetful minds, the iwi remind us of the lives of our ancestors with no less importance than a cherished picture, a treasured keepsake, or a family heirloom that serves to affirm, to all future generations, where it was, that they came from. For these reasons and more, our kūpuna taught us, mai kaula`i wale i ka iwi o nā kūpuna. To never dry out, in the sun, the bones of your ancestors. That wisdom is understood both literally and figuratively; for openly sharing your mo‘okū`auhau (genealogy) is just as awful as digging up the bones of your kūpuna. To remove our connection, the bones of our ancestors, from these lands is tantamount to murder – genocide. People of Hawai`i, please keep in mind, Kānaka Maoli are warriors – we fiercely protect `Āina and `ohana. When our loved ones are threatened, we fight back. I’m sure most, if not all, can relate to that. With Kawaiaha`o Church digging up 600+ kūpuna for their new multi-million dollar building, there is an obvious dispute with regard to burial beliefs. So let’s keep things simple. Before the church, there was a heiau, where many Kānaka Maoli rested. These Kānaka Maoli are being dug up. So no matter what your current burial beliefs are, the people who are being dug up, believed that their mana is in their bones. Respect their beliefs. Hawai`i is changing. The verdant land our kūpuna once knew is being buried under concrete and asphalt. Many, including Neil Abercrombie, have made the assumption that Kānaka Maoli are opposed to “progress,” labeling us as the “usual suspects.” But too often is the word, “progress” used to identify unsustainable development, rampant urbanization, environmental destruction, finite resource depletion, and the desecration of our ancestors. Neil, I am a Kanaka Maoli, and my definition of progress is different than yours. Progress, to me, is the capacity to endure and the perpetuity of life. Progress, to me, is the government spending money on people, not corporations. Growing food not a low estimate $5.3 billion rail. Progress to me is covering every home in Hawai`i with solar panels and micro wind turbines so we can eliminate that electric bill, without having you build over forests with geothermal power plants or covering over islands like Molokai and Lāna‘i with wind turbines to power O`ahu via undersea cables. Progress, to me, is passing laws to protect the environment, instead of laws enabling exemptions in sweetheart deals (Act 55, PLDC). Progress, to me, is caring for Hawai`i’s houseless and listening to people who know a lot about being progressive. This is the knowledge of kūpuna Hawai`i, and these are just a few reasons why, kūpuna mean everything to us. Nānā i ke kumu. Ola nā iwi.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
ARTIFACTS HE CREATES ARE FIRST RATE ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE” "In Touch With The Ancestors - A Visit With Kekai Kapu"
Kekai Kapu was born on Maui and moved away, but before long he felt the ancestors calling him to return. After a career in the hotel industry, he knew what to do next - carry on the ancient traditions of his ancestors. And thatʻs how he came to be one of todayʻs premier artisans of ancient Hawaiian weapons. Join us in our fascinating visit with Kekai as he shows his amazing artifacts that will take you back to old Hawai`i - Watch It Here MONDAY, August 27th At 5:30 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53
MONDAY, August 27th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 MONDAY, August 27th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, August 31st At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island –Na Leo, Channel 53 TUESDAY, August 28th At 7:30 PM,THURSDAY, August 30th At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY, September 1st At 8:00 PM- Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52 Sneak Peek!
"Malama Maunalua - A Visit With Alika Winter"
Just a few generations ago, seafood was harvested daily from Maunalua Bay, but today itʻs reefs are dying, choked by invasive algae and pollution. But thatʻs where Alika Winter and Malama Maunalua have come to the rescue, clearing an amazing two million pounds of algae by hand. Donʻt miss our fascinating visit with Alika as he shows us the amazing work theyʻre doing to mālama, or care for this beautiful bay and once again restore itʻs future - Watch It Here
SATURDAY, September 1st At 8:00 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53 Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more. Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.
Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 70 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings.
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ANCIENT TRADITIONS ARE HIS MISSION ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE”
"In Touch With The Ancestors - A Visit With Kekai Kapu"
Kekai Kapu was born on Maui and moved away, but before long he felt the ancestors calling him to return. After a career in the hotel industry, he knew what to do next - carry on the ancient traditions of his ancestors. And thatʻs how he came to be one of todayʻs premier artisans of ancient Hawaiian weapons. Join us in our fascinating visit with Kekai as he shows his amazing artifacts that will take you back to old Hawai`i - Watch It Here
MONDAY, August 20th At 5:30 PM –O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53
MONDAY, August 20th At 6:30 PM –Maui – Akaku, Channel 53 MONDAY, August 20th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, August 24th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island –Na Leo, Channel 53 TUESDAY, August 21st At 7:30 PM,THURSDAY, August 23rd At 7:30 PM & SATURDAY, August 25th At 8:00 PM- Kaua`i - Ho`ike, Channel 52 Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more. Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.
Voices Of Truth now airs on local access stations in over 70 cities across the US and throughout the world. Check your local listings.
If you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend to help us continue. A donation today helps further our work. Every single penny counts.
